Unexpectedly, inflammation markers do not appear to be involved with the chemopreventative effect of aspirin…
Month: October 2009
Rip Currents Pose Greater Risk To Swimmers Than To Shoreline, Study Suggests
Rip currents — powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from the shore — represent…
Cell Study Explains Why Younger People More At Risk Of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible…
Plants Recognize Siblings: ID System In Roots
Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognize their siblings, and researchers…
Avril Lavigne files for divorce from Sum 41 rocker (AP)
AP – Court records show Avril Lavigne has filed for divorce from her musician husband…
Banana marks seed bank milestone
An international seed bank has hit its target of containing 10% of all the world’s…
Twitter goes to Aussie university (Reuters)
Reuters – Social networking upstart Twitter has made the jump to academia’s hallowed halls, with…
RIM launching new version of touchscreen BlackBerry (Reuters)
Reuters – BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is launching a new version of its touchscreen…
Indian Provider Launches Twitter by SMS (PC World)
PC World – Twitter has tied up with India’s largest mobile services provider, Bharti Airtel,…
New Brain Stimulation Treatment May Offer Hope For Those With Treatment Resistant Depression
A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Bilateral epidural prefrontal…